Team Penning
PRESENTED BY: USTPA
The Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo along with the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA) will bring more western flair to the valley during rodeo week in July with the inaugural Utah Team Penning Cup.
The Utah Team Penning Cup will feature teams from across the United States with $25,000 in added cash and prizes. Preliminary competition will be held July 19-23 at the Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden, Utah, with the top four teams daily competing in a showdown round during the rodeo performance at the Days of ’47 Arena at Utah State Fairpark.
Team Penning is a sporting event that involves the movement of cattle on horseback by rider teams. Created to preserve the traditional skill sets of working cow horses and handlers, the event challenges modern riders and mounts to compete in a timed event to identify, move and pen specific cattle from a herd in under 60 seconds. Each team consists of three riders – male or female – and the fastest team that accurately pens the correct animals wins. Team penning involves speed, precision and strategic planning in order to quickly and accurately cut and pen the cattle.
